snarkystitches

UPDATE 02/28/2010 I am taking a little break from organized swapping because I am HOSTING a traveling toy thanks to @Blockstar :) I haven't been able to take Holly around much because the weather has been so bad, and now that things are warming up I want to make Holly's trip perfect! Penpals, feel free to write me, I'll still write back --- I'm just not going to be crafting much until the seedlings are up and in the garden and the house gets painted. Ug.

I love embroidery! All types! Blackwork, subversive, naughty, etc. Ironic, sassy embroideries make me giggle. I love handmade items, and I understand what the learning curve is so I won't be offended if you are new crochet and send me a crooked, weird looking potholder. Why? Because I can't crochet at all :) I think crafting should be uplifting, encouraging and relaxing. On that note, I am new to crafting as well -- so I apologize if my handmade item is not up to par with you if you have been doing this for 20 years. But I always do my best, and that's all I ask of you!

I am here to find an outlet for my Adult A.D.D.
(Tyler Durden says "FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS!")

I'm a nerdy girl who's into indie music, attachment parenting and seed bombing. I love to read and make waffles and hang out with my kiddos. HOPELESSLY addicted to coffee and antique skeleton keys.

PLEASE DON"T SMOKE CIGARETTES AROUND THE STUFF YOU WANT TO SWAP WITH ME. :( I will have to throw it in the trash, and I really don't want to do that!!!

Left handed. People always find this interesting for some reason.

Crunchy stay at home mom to : Calla Grace (age 26 months) and Ruby Jayne (age 7 months) My babies are the light of my life... and the reason I drink!!! LOL

My beautiful baby boy Seth passed away when he was 19 days old from complications of Trisomy 21. Miss you little man, and I can't wait to see you on the other side!

I am into suburban homesteading and REALLY want to get some chickens so I can use the poop in my garden and have fresh eggs. I have yet to convince my husband that it would be just like having a dog, yet with feathers...

LOVES:

LOCAL anything (your local, not my local)

local honey

local handmade items (ie, goats milk soap from the goat farmer down the road...)

embroidery floss

organic teas

matryoshkas

tudor roses (i like to pretend i am named after princess mary tudor and princess elizabeth tudor...)

quotes by poe

quotes by diogenes

Owls ("C"s room is done in jewel tones & owls)

Lavender with white polka dots ("R"s room)

sarcasm and dry humor

squirrel corn feeders, squirrels in general are pretty awesome. and penguins. penguins are awesome too :)

Henry VIII/Anne Bolyn/Queen Elizabeth, anything really regarding the Tudor era

bat houses or birdhouses

CHEMICAL FREE OR ORGANIC OR ALL NATURAL!

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HATES: closed minded people

flakers

"holier than thou" attitudes

anything with ingredients you can't pronounce or artificial colors and dyes in food (that crap will give you cancer!)

disney/glitter/ "diva" "princess" "talk to the hand" etc

Possum Living by Dolly Freed (quite possibly the greatest book ever written... can't wait to make some moonshine!)

The Bible (sex, violence, adultery, winos, how could you NOT love it?)

coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com (she is living my dream...)

The Tightwad Gazette, volumes I, II and III (thanks to these, i was able to quit my job and be a stay at home mom!)

Storey's Basic Country Skills

Kill County, Social Distortion, Mike Ness, Johnny Cash, Bad Religion, Patsy Cline, Pink Martini, Haste the Day, As I Lay Dying, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan

Those who follow their dreams. Those who run and LEAP off the corporate hamster wheel and live the life they want to. Those not ruled by the almighty dollar.

Happy People (happiness is a choice, not an accident.

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED

.I know it seems like a contradiction in terms, but I am giving suburban homesteading a try. We can't afford to drop everything and move to the country (yet) so I am doing the best with what I have --- which is a huge backyard! This year we are trying to grow 50% of all our food (from seed!) in the garden. We will try to preserve as much as possible. The laundry room closet was just overtaken and will become the root cellar. The best part?!?! CHICKENS!!! MY HENS ARE COMING MAY 9TH!!! Yay for fresh eggs every day! :) :) :)

See also: Things I love

antique skeleton keys

Scentsy wax tarts (love smack-you-in-the-face-hawaiian-fruity-smells)

HANDMADE ANYTHING

frame-worthy quotes sent to me on little notecards to tack onto my bulletin board

6" x 6" (or larger) fabric scraps from your stash

embroidery floss

hand carved stamps of biological things like red blood cells, viruses, bacteria, or anatomical hearts, etc

angel christmas ornaments (** if the angel is holding a baby i will love you forever **)

homemade eccentric jams and jellies (no boring grape here! my favorite is Cranana Jam - it's cranberry and banana.. it is soooo good) So if you have a weird jam (quince, starfruit, kiwi) I would love to try it. NO BOTULISM PLEASE!!!! :)

STATIONARY OR NOTE CARDS WITH ENVIES

SOAPNUTS (maggies soap nuts OR NaturOli soap nuts)

seed packets for heirloom tomatoes, forget-me-not seeds, pie pumpkin seeds, veggie seeds

sphagnum moss (I used it my garden and am also venturing into moss graffiti)

fun cupcake/muffin paper cups

blue (antique) Ball mason jars

long and chatty letters